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April 7, 2017

Are members of Congress smarter than fifth graders?

By From JT Staff Reports

There was at one time a quiz show on the Fox television network that ran for several seasons titled, “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? I’m certain that most of the members of Congress today would not have been able to answer the questions.

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